“Saban retiring, in any era, was going to fundamentally impact the death grip the SEC had on college football,” Pate explained. “Because it wasn’t the SEC that had a death grip, it was Alabama, led by ...

One team in particular is responsible for the earlier start to the college football season. But as of the 2000s, it's really ...

Josh Pate share his thoughts on the Mountaineers' outlook for this season with its former head coach back on the sidelines.